[color=ffe150][b][u]Toshi[/u][/b][/color]

After making the offer to the professor's assistant and her Impidimp - Pix, apparently, the little gremlin brandished the sign it was holding and gave him a small bonk on the noggin. It didn't hurt that much, but the professor's assistant immediately got embarrassed, so he simply started laughing. He had enough younger siblings to take such mischief in stride, and he could appreciate the slapstick of getting [i]bonked[/i].

As his short bout of laughter subsided, he decided to offer casual advice to the Impidimp as he would his siblings. "A simple 'no' would have sufficed, little guy." He shook his head as if to remind Pix that you didn't need your words to be understood to communicate. Sometimes people and pokémon just don't know how to talk things out, and need the reminder.

Impidimp then proceeded to bump another person with the sign to get their attention, but it wasn't as violent, so he considered it progress.

The professor's assistant ran through the names of everyone he hadn't heard introduce themselves as she gathered them up, though he wasn't sure he'd be able to remember them all. She then introduced herself as Frieda before leading the group from the airport into the city of Byjerlfal, making their way towards Camphor's lab.

Toshi had seen plenty of the world outside of Tohjo. His parents, for all their lip service to tradition, didn't actually give a rat's ass about it except for when it suited them, so there was nothing isolationist about his upbringing considering the flat screen in their living room with about 10,000 channels. Still, seeing other cities on TV or online was one thing. Being surrounded by tall and completely modern buildings each reaching for the heavens, with the hustle and bustle of the city around him was another.

It didn't phase him at all. Nope, no sirree. Anyone looking at his face would only see a relaxed smirk as his eyes idly wandered up towards the top of the skyscrapers before returning to the city around him at ground level. Yeah, that's right, it's no big deal. It's not like Tohjo is devoid of towers, they're just '''''[i]a bit[/i]''''' more old-fashioned.

Anyway, as for the group he's traveling with... well, let's just say he's never considered himself the quiet sort. He began by asking Frieda a question, then chose someone nearly at random and began chatting them up. As the conversation topic came to a close, he transitioned towards chatting someone else up, in a pattern that repeated across pretty much the entire group.
[hr][@Savo][@Rune_Alchemist]
[color=ffe150]"So, Frieda, know any good places to find wild pokémon near Byjerlfal? Gotta get comfortable with my starter, so I imagine we'll be going back and forth between the pokémon center at first."[/color]
[hr][@Yankee]
The mousy girl who looked liked she would implode if someone hinted that they might be a little bit mean to her, maybe, seemed like she could use a friendly chat to get her more comfortable with, like, existing and stuff. So, he began rambling to her because that was the best form of conversation he could think of that would avoid putting her on the spot, and it might make her feel less out of her depth as a new trainer, a feeling he would never admit he could relate to.

[color=ffe150]"So, Hazel, right? You ever been told you look like a bit like a Zigzagoon? Hoennian, that is. Hope that doesn't come off the wrong way - Zigzagoons are pretty damn cute. Can't say Galarian Obstagoons can hold a candle to the potential of a Hoennian Linoone either, ironically, but what do I know? I mean, I [i]have[/i] come to appreciate a certain famous Linoone that sometimes makes an appearance in the pro leagues, and as far as I know, Galarian Linoones just can't replicate their success, but eh, that's neither here nor there. If you ever do see fit to pick one up though, I recommend finding one that can use the move Extreme Speed. Not sure how hard it would be to find one; I think you might have an easier time if you go through a breeder for it, but I can tell you that, at least for some other Linoones, they've certainly got a lot of mileage out of that move, pun not intended."[/color] He assessed her reaction while also giving her an opportunity to respond. He didn't actually know if she even liked Zigzagoon after all.
[hr][@Psyker Landshark]
He remembered Miharu's name, if only because he was there for her initial introduction. [color=ffe150]"So, Miharu, you said your Mankey's name was Hiddy, right? Cool. Annihilape's a pretty popular pokémon in competitive battles. If you're running the league circuit, then he's going to be a menace one day. Got plans for his partners? Funnily enough, a lot of people use pokémon that are good at being annoying to power up Annihilape's rage fist in double battles, though he's plenty strong without the help."[/color]
[hr][@Azure Bubbles]
[color=ffe150]"Not sure I caught your name. You seem like the type of girl who's famous, somehow. You'll have to forgive my ignorance - I never paid too much attention to celebrity types, until now, I suppose.[/color] He gave Stella his signature charming smile.
[hr][@PlatinumSkink]
[color=ffe150]"Victor, right? Cute Budew. Can't say I know too much about their evolved forms. Only a few people use them, though from what I've seen, they've certainly got a few tricks up their sleeves. Were you planning on taking on the league circuit?"[/color] Victor inexplicably struck him as a fire-water-grass core kind of guy, though he held off on saying as much because he wasn't trying to fill dead air like he was with Hazel and didn't want to come off as annoying.
[hr][@Double]
[color=ffe150]"How 'bout you, uh... Jake? You seem the type to become a pokémon trainer. You getting a starter from Camphor or bringing your own?"[/color] There was something about the boy that screamed "fighting type", but he didn't exactly know the guy, and appearances could be deceiving.
[hr][@Savo][@Rune_Alchemist]
When the group finally made it to the lab, Frieda told everyone to help themselves to the waiting room, and one of the people there introduced themselves as Remi before offering everyone some coffee.

[color=ffe150]"I'll take a cup. Black, please."[/color] He said, while helping himself to a handful of lollipops lying around. He liked sweet things. He liked his coffee black. This was not a contradiction at all. It wasn't even performative, it's just that he'd long since given up on making coffee taste anything like hot chocolate, and anything in between just felt disappointing, so he might as well drink it black. he could use the caffeine anyway; it was his first day as a proper pokémon trainer and he wanted to make it a good and productive one.